VIDEO/PHOTOS: Severe storm damage has been reported across Tempe. Video from ABC15’s helicopter shows the roof ripped off a business near Kyrene and Baseline roads. ABC15 crews also spotted tipped-over semi-trucks, toppled trees, downed power lines and much more destruction. Much of the damage was spotted along Kyrene Road from Elliot to Baseline.
According to the National Weather Service, a microburst was confirmed to have hit this area on Monday afternoon. There is no evidence of a tornado. A microburst is described as a “sudden, powerful, localized downdraft of air from a thunderstorm that, upon reaching the ground, spreads out in all directions, creating damaging straight-line winds up to 100 mph or more.” At one point, there were more than 34,000 reported power outages in the area. Those outages have mostly been restored.
